1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean, drinkable water sources, and a total of 2.7 billion more find water scarce one month out of each year.
Water scarcity is made worse by growing demand from: population growth, industrialization, increased agricultural activity, the geographical location of available supply, and climatic changes.
The current water purification systems that keep our ecosystems thriving while feeding a growing human population have become stressed, overworked and inefficient. Rivers, lakes, wells, and aquifers are drying up or becoming too polluted to use. Power plants and agriculture consumes more water than any other source and wastes much of that through inefficiencies. At this rate of consumption, this situation will only get worse. By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages.
Chromo Crystal System
Altum Water‘s Chromo Crystal IP System can extract elements from any waste or by-product that is in an acidic liquid, or that can be leached into acidic liquid. The crystals’ high selectivity significantly improves the separation efficiency and eliminates chemicals while reducing the number of steps and time required.
The water purification process does not add any chemicals nor generate hazardous waste. With the reusable Chromo Crystals, multiple elements can be extracted and separated with a single bead. These proprietary nano-structures, fabrication, and manufacturing techniques are what enable the reusability of the chromatography process.
The result is zero hazardous waste generated. Liquids can free flow through the crystals’ filter media and generate no back pressure or heat.
Extraction and separation
a two-step, single process
The extraction and separation is a two-step, single free-flowing process versus the many multiple steps required for ion exchange or solvent extraction solutions. Less equipment and measures mean a significant reduction in power consumption. This system translates to a smaller industrial footprint, which reduces capital and operating costs by consolidating the extraction and separation steps into one.
